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Juan Guaido

Hello, and welcome to Wikipedia. You appear to be repeatedly reverting or undoing other editors' contributions. Although this may seem necessary to protect your preferred version of a page, on Wikipedia this is known as "edit warring" and is usually seen as obstructing the normal editing process, as it often creates animosity between editors. Instead of reverting, please discuss the situation with the editor(s) involved and try to reach a consensus on the talk page.

If editors continue to revert to their preferred version they are likely to be blocked from editing Wikipedia. This isn't done to punish an editor, but to prevent the disruption caused by edit warring. In particular, editors should be aware of the three-revert rule, which says that an editor must not perform more than three reverts on a single page within a 24-hour period. Edit warring on Wikipedia is not acceptable in any amount, and violating the three-revert rule is very likely to lead to a block. Thank you. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 02:51, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

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I see no one officially welcomed you! If you take some time to get very familiar with the information above, you will have an easier experience editing Wikipedia. The main things you need to know right off the bat is to never, never WP:EDITWAR-- always discuss on talk, and understand reliable sources. Saludos, SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:30, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

Just another note, regarding encyclopaedia vs. encyclopedia. Wikipedia aims for globalization, and you will encounter many articles that use British English, so it is best to take care not to tangle over minor things like spelling. Venezuelan articles use American English because Venezuela uses American English, but on talk pages, British English will be encountered. It is best in talk page discussions to stick closely to the topic and use reliable sources, and avoid personalizing discussions. For that reason, I have hatted the off-topic personalization on the Juan Guaido talk page. SandyGeorgia (Talk) 14:34, 13 February 2019 (UTC)

February 2019

Welcome to Wikipedia. We appreciate your contributions, but in one of your recent edits to Responses to the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, it appears that you have added original research, which is against Wikipedia's policies. Original research refers to material—such as facts, allegations, ideas, and personal experiences—for which no reliable, published sources exist; it also encompasses combining published sources in a way to imply something that none of them explicitly say. Please be prepared to cite a reliable source for all of your contributions. Thank you. Geartooth ^{The Pony Who Edits} 04:18, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

Small text in infoboxes

Regarding this edit, please see MOS:ACCESS#Text / MOS:FONTSIZE, which say that we should "avoid using smaller font sizes in elements that already use a smaller font size, such as infoboxes, navboxes and reference sections." If you know of any other articles that put "Acting" in small text in the infobox, please correct it or let me know which pages so I can correct it. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:44, 17 April 2019 (UTC)

Edit warning

You currently appear to be engaged in an edit war according to the reverts you have made on Juan Guaidó; that means that you are repeatedly changing content back to how you think it should be, when you have seen that other editors disagree. Users are expected to collaborate with others, to avoid editing disruptively, and to try to reach a consensus, rather than repeatedly undoing other users' edits once it is known that there is a disagreement.

Points to note:

1. Edit warring is disruptive regardless of how many reverts you have made;
2. Do not edit war even if you believe you are right.

If you find yourself in an editing dispute, use the article's talk page to discuss controversial changes and work towards a version that represents consensus among editors. You can post a request for help at an appropriate noticeboard or seek dispute resolution. In some cases, it may be appropriate to request temporary page protection. If you engage in an edit war, you may be blocked from editing.

See comments made at the talk page of the article here --David Tornheim (talk) 03:34, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Please note that you have already been warned above on your talk page on this same article. --David Tornheim (talk) 03:35, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

Suggestions

These are some suggestions I give to new editors who get frustrated when they feel they have been unfairly challenged, especially on topics they seem to be heavily invested in:

(1) Avoid making all your edits in one topic area. If you get too invested, someone who disagrees with you my allege you are a Single Purpose Editor (Account) (WP:SPA) or that you may have an undisclosed WP:COI. If you get angry at people who disagree with you, try working on articles that you feel less attachment to.

Right now nearly all of your edits are about Venezuela, with a particular focus on Guaido, his wife, Maduro, the Venezuelan presidential election, etc. Better to branch out.

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(5) Go to some super controversial articles and just watch. Try not to speak, just watch at the article and the talk page. Watch for edit warring. See what happens when someone adds something that others disagree with, and especially watch what happens when they don't get their way.

I have a longer set of suggestions for new editors at the top of my user page (User:David_Tornheim), under "Advice for New Editors". --David Tornheim (talk) 03:46, 29 May 2019 (UTC)

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